Holdings in Company

The Board of West African Minerals Corporation announces that it was informed on 17 January 2014 by Everest Capital LLC that it is interested in 33,534,000 ordinary shares representing 11.60 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.

For further information contact: 

West African Minerals Corporation

Anton Mauve

Managing Director

Donna Yoshimatsu

Investor Relations

+44 (0) 1624 639396

+1 (416) 722-2456

Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated Adviser)

Roland Cornish

Michael Cornish

+44 (0)20 7628 3396

SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (Broker)

Ewan Leggat

+44 (0) 20 3463 2260

GTH Communications

Toby Hall

Suzanne Johnson Walsh

+44 (0) 20 7822 7493/7492

About West African Minerals Corporation

West African Minerals Corporation (AIM: WAFM) is an iron ore mining and exploration group focused on West Africa with interests in iron ore exploration permits in Cameroon and Sierra Leone. Through its 100 per cent owned subsidiary Compagnie Minière du Cameroun SA, WAFM owns six exploration permits in Cameroon covering a total Block of approximately 6,000 square kilometres and spanning the coast to the eastern deposits.The Sierra Leone licences comprise five exploration licences with potential for enriched hematite schists typical of the Marampa Group over a total Block of approximately 687 square kilometres.

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